All About Color #72BBCF

#72BBCF

About #72BBCF

#72BBCF is a light cyan color with the hex code #72BBCF. In RGB it is red 114, green 187, blue 207; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 49%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 45%, 10%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.16:1 on white and 9.72:1 on black.

#72BBCF Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BB, CF
CMYK44.93%, 9.66%, 0.00%, 18.82%
RGB Decimal114, 187, 207
HSL193°, 49%, 63%
RGB Octal162, 273, 317
HSV (HSB)192.90°, 44.93%, 81.18%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111011, 11001111
CIE-L*AB71.98, -17.54, -17.20
RGB Percent44.71%, 73.33%, 81.18%
CIE-L*CH71.98, 24.56, 224.44
XYZ35.97, 43.62, 65.56
CIE-L*UV71.98, -33.32, -24.04
xyY0.25, 0.30, 43.62
Hunter-Lab66.05, -18.37, -12.61
RYB44.71%, 60.74%, 81.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BBCF on a dark background: contrast 9.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BBCF on a light background: contrast 2.16:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72BBCF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #72BBCF. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#72BBCF · #B7DCE6 · #3B93AB · #CF8672 · #E6C1B7

Analogous palette

#72CF86 · #72CFB5 · #72BBCF · #728DCF · #8672CF

Triadic palette

#72BBCF · #CF72BB · #BBCF72 · #B7DCE6 · #E6B7DC

Tetradic palette

#72BBCF · #B572CF · #CF8672 · #8DCF72 · #3B93AB

Monochromatic palette

#2B6C7D · #3E9CB6 · #72BBCF · #ABD6E2 · #E4F2F6

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